Decathlete Trey Hardee’s mental health struggles began after celebrated career ended
By PAT GRAHAM and EDDIE PELLS AP Sports Writers BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A year ago, Trey Hardee found himself alone in a hotel room, hitting rock…
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Spain’s women make history at the Women’s World Cup against a backdrop of turmoil and dispute
By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Spain has thrilled its fans and neutrals alike with some scintillating performances en route to a historic…
Continue Reading Lebanese state media say Syrian man suspected of deadly bombing committed suicide to avoid detention
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s state news agency says a Syrian citizen suspected of being behind a deadly bombing near the Syrian capital last month…
Continue Reading Tourists’ drinking misadventures up Eiffel Tower and in Trevi fountain
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week, misbehaving tourists in Europe, the German couple who moved to Italy to open a…
Continue Reading Russian missile attack kills 7 in northern Ukrainian city as Zelenskyy visits NATO candidate Sweden
By EFREM LUKATSKY, KARL RITTER and ELISE MORTON Associated Press CHERNIHIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile attack in the center of a northern…
Continue Reading ‘It was a death trap.’ These workers died in triple-digit heat. Now their loved ones demand change
Story and video by John General, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Gabriel Infante, 24, was dazed and sweating in the unforgiving sun. The heat index was…
Continue Reading ‘Lahaina belongs to its people’: Hawaii governor insists fire-ravaged Maui community will be rebuilt as search efforts continue
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Amid concerns that speculators may snap up destroyed land, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green insisted…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Hilary swirls northward packing deadly rainfall along Mexico’s Baja coast
By JORDI LEBRIJA Associated Press ENSENADA, Mexico (AP) — Tropical Storm Hilary swirled northward Sunday just off the coast of Mexico’s Baja…
Continue Reading Leader of Niger’s junta says it will restore civilian rule within 3 years, but gives no details
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The leader of mutinous soldiers who ousted Niger’s democratically elected president said…
Continue Reading Swiss national arrested in military-ruled Myanmar for allegedly insulting Buddhism in film
BANGKOK (AP) — A Swiss citizen has been arrested in military-ruled Myanmar for creating a film that allegedly insulted Buddhism. State newspaper…
Continue Reading Gulf Coast officials are scrambling to prepare for two weather disasters to combine in deadly fashion
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — It’s been a sweltering summer for much of the US, with temperatures reaching new highs seemingly every day.…
Continue Reading In rural Zimbabwe, a group of grandmothers counters alleged election intimidation, bias on WhatsApp
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press DOMBOSHAVA, Zimbabwe (AP) — Ahead of national elections next week, some people in Zimbabwe’s rural areas…
Continue Reading A kindergartener accidentally swallowed a tooth – so her principal wrote the tooth fairy a special letter
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Five-year-old Kaisley Blake had big plans for her first-ever loose tooth – and they involved a pillow, not…
Continue Reading Maui town ravaged by fire will ‘rise again,’ Hawaii governor says of long recovery ahead
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said Friday…
Continue Reading Would a Texas law take away workers’ water breaks? A closer look at House Bill 2127
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press As unrelenting heat set in across Texas this summer, opponents of a sweeping new law targeting local…
Continue Reading Gov. Newsom declares state of emergency for southern California ahead of historic Hurricane Hilary
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Taylor Ward and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday proclaimed a state of emergency Saturday…
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Bear activity is picking up, taking precautions at camp and home can help avoid problems
Proper food and garbage storage is especially important to avoid…
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Idaho authorities join forces for safer roads
According to data gathered by OHS, 39% of all fatal crashes in Idaho are impaired driver…
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New restrooms open at Wilson Boat Ramp
New restrooms at the Wilson Boat Ramp are now open and ready for public…
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Idaho Falls Animal Shelter to hosts Nigel’s Birthday Bash fundraiser
Adults, families and leashed dogs are welcome to attend.…
Continue Reading Canadian firefighters wage epic battle to save communities after mass evacuations
By DAVID SHARP, JIM MORRIS and MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Firefighters battling wildfires in western…
Continue Reading Georgia Medicaid program with work requirement off to slow start even as thousands lose coverage
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Public health advocates say Georgia appears to be doing little to promote its new Medicaid plan…
Continue Reading Emerging economies are pushing to end the dollar’s dominance. But what’s the alternative?
By CHINEDU ASADU, GERALD IMRAY, FARAI MUTSAKA and PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Business has vanished at Kingsley Odafe’s…
Continue Reading These children’s beds are being recalled due to strangulation and death risks, consumer watchdog says
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Parents may want to check their children’s rooms for a recalled bed with hazards that could potentially…
Continue Reading Analysis: Why F-16 jets can’t come soon enough for Ukraine
By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Dnipro, Ukraine (CNN) — The depth and frequency of craters across the frontline city of Orikhiv are a blunt example of…
Continue Reading Analysis: Why F-16 jets can’t come soon enough for Ukraine
CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Dnipro, Ukraine (CNN) — The depth and frequency of craters across the frontline city of Orikhiv are a blunt…
Continue Reading A ‘beautiful bridge’: The unlikely love affair between Australia and Bollywood
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — It is the kind of unlikely love story that would make the scriptwriters of Asia’s biggest movie business…
Continue Reading Thousands more Mauritanians are making their way to the US, thanks to a route spread on social media
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, PATRICK ORSAGOS and RENATA BRITO Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Aissata Sall was scrolling through WhatsApp in May when she…
Continue Reading Japan’s Kishida to visit Fukushima plant before deciding date to start controversial water release
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he will visit the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear…
Continue Reading Hundreds of Mexican cultural artifacts were detained and returned to Mexico by US CBP
By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — More than 200 Mexican artifacts seized by US customs agents, some dating to 900 BC, have been repatriated to the…
Continue Reading Rail whistleblowers fired for voicing safety concerns despite efforts to end practice of retaliation
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Lawyers and unions representing rail workers say there is a clear pattern across the industry of…
Continue Reading Olive oil is in trouble as extreme heat and drought push the industry into crisis
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — There is a crisis brewing in the olive oil industry. The scorching temperatures that have swept southern Europe…
Continue Reading Chinese military launches drills around Taiwan as a ‘warning’ after a top island official went to US
BEIJING (AP) — China’s defense ministry says its military has launched drills around Taiwan as a “stern warning” over what it calls collusion…
Continue Reading Local governments are spending billions of pandemic relief funds, but some report few specifics
By DAVID A. LIEB and KAVISH HARJAI Associated Press Joplin officials say they have big plans for $13.8 million of pandemic relief funds the…
Continue Reading Trump looms large over Iowa State Fair, but many GOP voters still mulling their caucus choices
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The loop Donald Trump’s private jet made above the Iowa…
Continue Reading Family of assassinated Ecuadorian presidential candidate accuse state of ‘murder by willful omission’
By Florence Trucco and Ana María Cañizares (CNNE) — The family of assassinated Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has…
Continue Reading Japan vows to strengthen ‘strategic collaboration’ with US and South Korea at historic meeting
By Shirin Faqiri and Heather Law, CNN (CNN) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to strengthen “trilateral strategic…
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School board votes to fire teacher who read book on gender identity to Georgia fifth-graders
CNN By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A suburban Atlanta school board has voted to terminate the contract of a teacher who read a book about gender…
Continue Reading Brazil’s Bolsonaro accused by ex-aide’s lawyer of ordering sale of jewelry given as official gift
By CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Then Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro ordered an aide to sell undeclared luxury jewelry…
Continue Reading FBI searching for Proud Boy after he disappears days before January 6 sentencing
By Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN (CNN) — The FBI is searching for a member of the Proud Boys who was scheduled to be sentenced in federal court in…
Continue Reading China launches military drills around Taiwan as US wraps up landmark summit with South Korea and Japan
By Irene Nasser and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — China’s military launched joint air and sea patrols around Taiwan this weekend as leaders…
Continue Reading Judge partially strikes down Georgia ban on giving voters food and water in polling lines
By Tierney Sneed and Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Friday narrowed a section of Georgia election law that banned the…
Continue Reading Guatemala court permanently blocks suspension of Seed Movement party ahead of Sunday’s election
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s Supreme Court of Justice has granted a permanent injunction to the party of…
Continue Reading Científicos se apresuran a comprender la variante de coronavirus altamente mutada detectada en cuatro países, incluido Estados Unidos
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Una nueva variante altamente mutada del virus que causa el covid-19 tiene a los países en alerta mientras…
Continue Reading ECOWAS sets ‘D-Day’ for possible military intervention in Niger
By Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — The West African regional bloc ECOWAS says it has chosen an undisclosed “D-Day” for a possible military…
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US judge sides with Nevada regulators in fight over Utah bus firm’s intrastate v. interstate routes
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A U.S. judge has denied a Utah bus company’s bid to block Nevada regulation of routes that…
Continue Reading US judge sides with Nevada regulators in fight over Utah bus firm’s intrastate v. interstate routes
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A U.S. judge has denied a Utah bus company’s bid to block Nevada regulation of routes that…
Continue Reading Chemical treatment to be deployed against invasive fish in Colorado River
PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — The National Park Service will renew efforts to rid an area of the Colorado River in northern Arizona of invasive fish with a…
Continue Reading Russia bars 54 British journalists and ministers from entering country
By Katharina Krebs and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Russia has barred 54 more British citizens from entering the country, in response to the UK’s…
Continue Reading El juez del caso del tiroteo en una escuela de Michigan decidirá si Ethan Crumbley puede ser condenado a cadena perpetua sin libertad condicional
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Está previsto que un juez decida el 29 de septiembre si Ethan Crumbley, el atacante del instituto de Oxford, puede…
Continue Reading Pilot accused of destroying parking barrier at Denver airport with an ax says he hit breaking point
DENVER (AP) — A United Airlines pilot has been charged with criminal mischief for allegedly using an ax to destroy a barrier gate at an employee…
Continue Reading School board votes to fire teacher who read book on gender identity to Georgia fifth-graders
CNN, WSB By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A suburban Atlanta school board has voted to terminate the contract of a teacher who read a book about…
Continue Reading Dolly Parton, Paul McCartney y Ringo Starr se unen para un cover de “Let It Be”
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Solo el ícono de la música country Dolly Parton puede lograr que las leyendas de los Beatles Paul McCartney y Ringo…
Continue Reading La Ciudad de Buenos Aires no utilizará voto electrónico en las elecciones generales de octubre, dice una fuente a CNN
Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — La Ciudad de Buenos Aires no utilizará el sistema de voto electrónico en las elecciones generales que…
Continue Reading Dominican officials say plastics company to blame for explosion that killed 31 people
By MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Dominican authorities say they are pursuing…
Continue Reading Connecticut man convicted of killing roommate with samurai-like sword after rent quarrel
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Prosecutors say a Connecticut man has been convicted of killing his roommate with a samurai-style sword after a dispute over…
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Black bear obtains human food along Grand Teton lakeshore
A black bear at Phelps Lake in Grand Teton National Park found an unattended backpack and consumed human food last…
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Idaho Fish and Game proposes new mountain lion management plan
Idaho Department of Fish and Game wants your input on its proposed mountain lion management…
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Nails spilled onto I-15 causes mayhem for drivers
The Idaho Transpiration Department reports debris is scattered over southbound on Interstate 15 between milepost 99-107 near Shelley.…
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Free Day at Fort Hall Mine Landfill on Saturday
Bannock County residents will have the opportunity on Saturday to use the Fort Hall Mine Landfill for…
Continue Reading Thousands under evacuation orders and some homes burn as wildfires race through Washington state
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Fast-moving wildfires raced through Washington state on Friday, burning some homes and prompting evacuation orders for…
Continue Reading Thousands under evacuation orders and some homes burn as wildfires race through Washington state
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Fast-moving wildfires raced through Washington state on Friday, burning some homes and prompting evacuation orders for…
Continue Reading Las detenciones de migrantes en la frontera sur de EE.UU. aumentaron más del 30 % en julio, en comparación con junio
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Las detenciones de migrantes en la frontera sur de EE.UU. aumentaron más del 30 % en julio, en…
Continue Reading DeSantis meets with Kemp in Georgia to talk 2024 race and upcoming debate
By Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sat down with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in Atlanta Friday morning, a source familiar…
Continue Reading Huracán Hilary: ¿cuál es el pronóstico de lluvia y los estados afectados?
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Las preocupaciones en torno al huracán Hilary giran cada vez más en torno a las lluvias torrenciales pronosticadas…
Continue Reading Floating architecture isn’t the future. It’s already here
By Francesca Perry, CNN (CNN) — While we seek to tackle the climate crisis, there are realities of our changing climate that we already need to…
Continue Reading Federal judges rule against provisions of GOP-backed voting laws in Georgia and Texas
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI, KATE BRUMBACK and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Federal judges in Georgia and Texas are putting on…
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Heavy thunderstorms predicted for Salmon-Challis National Forest starting Sunday
Heavy thunderstorms are predicted for the Salmon-Challis National Forest starting Sunday, August 20, 2023, and are expected to remain in the area…
Continue Reading 2 dead, many structures lost as wildfire threat grows in Washington state, officials say
By Mitchell McCluskey, Rebekah Riess and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Two wildfires in Spokane County, Washington have burned more than 20,000 acres…
Continue Reading Así funcionan los procesos de fichaje en la problemática cárcel del condado de Fulton. ¿Cómo será en el caso de Trump?
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Si el expresidente Donald Trump tuviera que enfrentarse al proceso de fichaje que suelen seguir los acusados de…
Continue Reading Judge sets deadline for Bryan Kohberger’s alibi defense in University of Idaho killings
An Idaho judge on Friday gave Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys three weeks to submit evidence for the accused killer’s alibi if he plans on using that…
Continue Reading Officials identify IRS agent who was fatally shot during training exercise at Phoenix firing range
PHOENIX (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service has released the name of an agent shot and killed during a routine training exercise in North Phoenix.…
Continue Reading Milei se opone el aborto: ¿podría derogar la Ley de interrupción voluntaria del embarazo si gana?
Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Javier Milei, el candidato presidencial más votado en las elecciones primarias del 13 de agosto en Argentina, sigue…
Continue Reading Biden stays mum on Justice Dept. decision to name special counsel in Hunter Biden probe
Associated Press CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) — President Joe Biden is keeping mum about Attorney General Merrick Garland’s decision to name a special…
Continue Reading No death penalty for a Utah mom accused of killing her husband, then writing a kid book about death
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against a Utah mother who wrote a children’s book about coping with grief after…
Continue Reading Michael Jackson sexual abuse lawsuits revived by appeals court
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appeals court on Friday revived lawsuits from two men who allege Michael…
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Ross Park Aquatic Complex to wrap up 2023 season August 20
The 2023 season for the Ross Park Aquatic Complex is almost in the…
Continue Reading James Buckley, former US senator, dies at 100
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — James Buckley, a former conservative US senator and a Reagan-appointed federal judge, has died, the Conservative…
Continue Reading California authorities destroy 2,000 bottles of wine illegally fermented under the ocean
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN (CNN) — Some things just don’t belong at the bottom of the ocean. And according to the Santa Barbara County,…
Continue Reading Lolita the orca dies at Miami Seaquarium after half-century in captivity
MIAMI (AP) — Lolita, an orca whale held captive for more than a half-century, died Friday at the Miami Seaquarium as caregivers prepared to move…
Continue Reading Lolita the orca dies at Miami Seaquarium after half-century in captivity
MIAMI (AP) — Lolita, an orca whale held captive for more than a half-century, died Friday at the Miami Seaquarium as caregivers prepared to move…
Continue Reading Natural history museum closes because of chemicals in taxidermy collection
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota museum is closing after almost 40 years over concerns that the chemicals in its taxidermy collection could…
Continue Reading How surrenders work at the troubled Fulton County jail – and why Trump’s will be different
By Sara Murray, Tierney Sneed and Ryan Young, CNN (CNN) — If former President Donald Trump were facing the booking process that newly charged…
Continue Reading Man injured in shooting that killed rapper Takeoff, member of the group Migos, alleges Houston venue failed to provide adequate security
By Eli Masket, CNN (CNN) — A man who says he was injured during a November 2022 shooting that killed rapper Takeoff in Houston, Texas, is suing…
Continue Reading Bernard Kerik Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former New York police commissioner, Bernard Kerik, who served time in prison for…
Continue Reading Dr. Nathaniel Horn, the husband of US Rep. Robin Kelly, has died at 68
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly’s husband, Dr. Nathaniel Horn, has died. The Illinois Democrat posted a statement about Horn…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of actor Charlie Sheen. Personal Birth date: September 3, 1965 Birth place: New…
Continue Reading First Nations soccer advisers threaten to quit if the Women’s World Cup doesn’t free more funding
By Hilary Whiteman and Thomas Schlachter, CNN Sydney (CNN) — Before every Women’s World Cup game in Australia and New Zealand, the rhythmic…
Continue Reading WeWork announces 1-for-40 reverse stock split to avoid getting kicked off the New York Stock Exchange
By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — WeWork (WE) announced a new plan Friday to save its plummeting stock from getting kicked off the New York…
Continue Reading Dealer gets 10 years in prison in death of actor Michael K. Williams
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City drug dealer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for providing “The…
Continue Reading Canada wildfire evacuees can’t get news media on Facebook and Instagram. Some find workarounds
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Canadian news outlets have been blocked on Facebook and Instagram because of a dispute with the Canadian…
Continue Reading Appeals court strikes down Utah oil railroad approval, siding with environmentalists
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A U.S. Appeals Court on Friday struck down a critical approval for a railroad project that would…
Continue Reading Suburban Detroit police fatally shoot motorist awakened from sleep inside car
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Suburban Detroit police have fatally shot a motorist they awoke from sleep in a running car when he accelerated with an…
Continue Reading Planned Parenthood appeals ruling that let Nebraska abortion ban stand
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Planned Parenthood of the Heartland has appealed a judge’s ruling that left a new Nebraska law intact that bans abortions…
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Boise State again the favorite in the Mountain West but seeking first title since 2019
It’s been four years since Boise State last claimed a Mountain West…
Continue Reading Muere el cantautor argentino Chico Novarro
Marco Salomone (CNN Español) — Bernardo Mitnik, artista argentino conocido como Chico Novarro, falleció a los 88 años, según una…
Continue Reading Detienen a supuestos autores materiales del asesinato de alcalde de Manta, Agustín Intriago
CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Autoridades ecuatorianas anunciaron este viernes la detención de tres personas supuestamente vinculadas al…
Continue Reading ¿Cuándo y dónde podría tocar tierra el huracán Hilary?
CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El huracán Hilary, que se mueve por el Pacífico a lo largo de la costa oeste de México, en este momento al…
Continue Reading US readying plans to evacuate drone bases if necessary under Niger’s new junta, commander says
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is making precautionary plans to evacuate two key drone and counter-terror bases in…
Continue Reading Judge in Michigan school shooting case will rule whether Ethan Crumbley can face life in prison without parole
By Lauren del Valle and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A judge is scheduled to rule September 29 on whether Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley…
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